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Post by w1lk1nson on May 6, 2008 9:35:56 GMT -8
I just put him in a clear ball and looked. He definately doesnt have testis, but im not sure if hes female!!! I think, if i had to choose for definate that 'he' is female! I did try and take a picture but they were all rubbish. I will wait a few weeks, because he might be a 'late bloomer'! but he absolutely positively doesnt have the long, oblong sacs! I looked at sexing gerbs sites and his parts did kind of look like females. It would probably be easier if he was female though! I will try and look at him from the side - is the bulge really obvious? I will try my best, but if he is female, then should i complain to the pet shop? If i can look again, then i will, ill post what i can find
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 6, 2008 9:46:04 GMT -8
'He' is looking a lot slimmer, so i dont think hes pregnant, but its a good job i did think that, or i would never have questioned his sex!
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Post by ohmylokix on May 6, 2008 10:08:18 GMT -8
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 6, 2008 11:17:53 GMT -8
Well, ill try and look when he wakes up, i know what im looking for for definate now - thanks
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 7, 2008 11:11:32 GMT -8
Yeah hes defo male
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 9, 2008 10:52:45 GMT -8
Well, atleast i think he is! Sorry for being so darn indecisive! He looks like he has a small bulge at base of his tail and looks like he has testis - though they are smaller than your gerbils. Maybe theyll grow in time. His testicles were in the right place - but it would help if he was tamer because it was a HUGE struggle to try and get him in my hand so i can look. Even so, he was wriggling nd squirming so i only got a few seconds to look. Maybe when he is properly tame (and maybe when his balls have grown!!) i can look agian properly and if he is a female i can intro him to my other female?!
my other female is so nice and is a superstar! Im working on Clyde at the mo! Hell get there eventually!
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Post by Chivalry on May 15, 2008 8:41:30 GMT -8
It may be that he is a bit 'small' in that area which can be pretty confusing! Here are a couple of pics that show the size difference between two of my boys - you can see the distance between the anus and urinary opening is further on boys if you compare it to the girl picture loki posted. If you can see a big space between your gerb's two 'openings' then he/she could be a *little* boy  Hope this is useful!   |
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 16, 2008 10:45:29 GMT -8
yes it is thanks! everyone has been such a big help - thanks everyone!
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Post by ohmylokix on May 16, 2008 11:00:44 GMT -8
Wilkinson-- don't try to breed. Jeez. x____x
But yes, some boys are very tiny. I had a male with VERY tiny testicles. He actually proved to be infertile. But this is NOT always the case!
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 18, 2008 2:05:24 GMT -8
i never said i was going to! im not anymore - where did you get that idea? I just wanted to sex my gerbs correctly - just the fact that my male had tiny testis confused me
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Hope this is useful!